We’re so excited that IPNC is back up and running this year. We usually have quite a few of our California friends pop in for their once a year visit to our (usually not so hot) city. If you’re in town for the fun, welcome! To those of you who have stopped in to say hello, thank you so much for making us a part of your wine vacation. 

Great Picks from Featured Wineries – In Stock Now:

The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2018 750ML ($44.95) $41.90 special, 20 bottles in stock now
Josh Raynolds 92 points “Vivid red.

“Cavallotto may very well be the greatest Barolo producer few people have ever heard of, something that continues to mystify me…Readers who appreciate a firm, classic style of Barolo will want to spend some time getting to know Cavallotto.” – Antonio Galloni

Cavallotto is a top tier, old school producer of Barolo.  They make wines that are impressively ageworthy and every bit as good as producers whose wines go for 50%-100% more per bottle than the top wines from Cavallotto, but somehow manage to stay at the edges of the mainstream Barolo drinker.  

Sommelier and Riesling Legend Paul Greico once said, “If F.X. was a guitarist, Jimmy Page would stand aside” and no truer hyperbole has ever been uttered in the world of wine.  F.X. Pichler stands as one of the two or three most important Austrian producers and hands down the winery crafting the most powerful, complex and bombastic dry Riesling and Gruner Veltliner on the planet.

In spite of being the birthplace of biodynamic farming and the strictest farming standards in the European Union, the wines of Austria remain critically undervalued.